With the unemployment rate dropping and the labor market tightening, more employees are scanning the horizon for a more ideal work situation.

How many are doing so? According to a CareerBuilder survey of more than 3,000 adult Americans, 30 percent of those who have jobs are looking for another one.

"They regularly search for job opportunities even though they're currently employed," CareerBuilder says.

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Overall, 16 percent of those in the survey said they'd gone beyond looking at job possibilities and had actually made a New Year's resolution to find a new job in 2015. Among millennials, the percent was highest at 23 percent of respondents.

If you're wondering who among your troops is looking for a new gig, here's the breakdown from the survey:

  • The career-less: 52 percent of workers feel like they just have a job, not a career, and 24 percent of workers who feel like they just have a job plan to find a new employer in the new year.
  • The underemployed: 39 percent of workers feel underemployed; 31 percent of these workers plan to change jobs in 2015.
  • The undertrained: 22 percent are dissatisfied with training and learning opportunities in their firms; 35 percent of these workers plan to change jobs in 2015.
  • The overlooked: 23 percent feel overlooked for a promotion in their current job; 31 percent of these workers plan to change jobs in 2015.
  • The immobile: 26 percent are dissatisfied with career advancement opportunities in their firms; 37 percent of these workers plan to change jobs in 2015.
  • The underpaid: 41 percent didn't receive a pay increase in 2014; 22 percent of these workers plan to change jobs in 2015.
  • The mismanaged: 31 percent rate their boss' performance as poor or fair; 27 percent of these workers plan to change jobs in 2015.
  • The imbalanced: 17 percent are dissatisfied with their work/life balance; 33 percent of these workers plan to change jobs in 2015.

So now you know who they are. But what are they looking for? Here's what CareerBuilder found out. They want:

  • Job stability – 65 percent
  • Location – 57 percent
  • Affordable benefits – 55 percent
  • Good work culture – 46 percent
  • Flexible schedules – 40 percent
  • Career advancement opportunities – 39 percent

Asked about any extra perks that would persuade them to either take a new job or maybe stay in the existing one, here were their top choices:

  • Half-day Fridays – 40 percent
  • On-site fitness center – 22 percent
  • Daily catered lunches – 21 percent
  • Massages – 16 percent
  • Being able to wear jeans – 15 percent

"While the majority of workers say they're satisfied in their jobs, an expanding economy and widespread employment gains are motivating them to consider bigger, better opportunities," said Rosemary Haefner, vice president of human resources at CareerBuilder. "Skilled workers will have more leverage this year as the competition for labor becomes more intense across a variety of job functions. Employers expect to increase salaries on initial job offers in 2015 and may be more willing to negotiate other perks such as flexible work arrangements."

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Dan Cook

Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.